BOGOSIAN v. GULF OIL CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 71-1137, 71-2543.

596 F.Supp. 62 (1984)

Paul J. BOGOSIAN, et al., Class Representatives v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

August 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Berger, H. Loddie Montaque, Jr., Warren D. Mulloy, Mortin I. Twersky, Stephen D. Ramos, Patricia A. Fanelli, Philadelphia, Pa., Harold Brown, J. Lee Riccardi, Boston, Mass., Norman Zarwin, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

William Simon, P.C., William R. O'Brien, David C. Eddy, Edwin H. Wheeler, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., Robert J. Decker, William G. Winters, Jr., Houston, Tex., John T. Clary, Media, Pa., for Shell Oil Company.

Milton Handler, Ira S. Sacks, Claire S. Hancock, Michael A. Lynn, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, Joseph P. Foley, Terri J. Frank, Mark D. Litvack, White Plains, N.Y., Henry T. Reath, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., for Texaco Inc.

Allen F. Maulsby, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, Robert P. Taylor, Edward V. Anderson, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, Cal., for Chevron Oil Company.

Adlai Hardin, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, Averill M. Williams, Associate General Counsel, Amerada Hess Corporation, New York City, James G. Rosenberg, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, Pa., for Amerada Hess Corporation.

John H. Lewis, Jr., Jay H. Calvert, Jr., Joseph B.G. Fay, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., Charles W. Matthews, Jr., Houston, Tex., for Exxon Corporation.

Anthony S. Genovese, Norma B. Levy, Kissam, Halpin & Genovese, New York City, Hoyt H. Harmon, Jr., Houston, Tex., Carole B. Dotson, Ardmore, Pa., for Gulf Oil Corporation.

Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., Jeffrey J. Kennedy, Kirkland & Ellis, David L. Doyle, Chicago, Ill., Patrick T. Ryan, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., for Amoco Oil Company.

Charles I. Thompson, Jr., Michael L. Lehr, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, Pa., Donald A. Bright, Los Angeles, Cal., for Atlantic Richfield Company.

Andrew J. Kilcarr, Kevin B. Clark, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Washington, D.C., John Wilkinson, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Charles F. Rice, New York City, Edward C. Mengel, Jr., White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for Mobil Oil Corporation.

Ralph W. Brenner, Howard D. Scher, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., Lewis J. Ottaviani, John B. Swertsen, Bartlesville, Okl., for Phillips Petroleum Company.


OPINION AND CLASS ACTION ORDER NO. 126

VANARTSDALEN, District Judge.

I. Background

Class Action Order No. 63, entered February 8, 1983, provided a detailed schedule for pretrial proceedings. That order, as amended, provided that "dispositive motions" were to be filed on a specified date, which was to be after the conclusion of discovery, excluding deposition discovery of certain trial "fact" witnesses. All remaining defendants

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